On February 26th, Bono spoke at TED to show the progress in the fight against extreme poverty... and what we need to do next. Bono shares the new facts about fighting global poverty: "Forget the rock opera, forget the bombast, my usual tricks..."

The alarming CNN Freedom Project tells the story about young women being kidnapped as child brides by those who believe that having sex with a young girl can cure their HIV. In many African villages, girls as young as 12 years old are

Voting begins today for the Nokia Care US Contest, where 15 nonprofits are competing for $2,500. We're excited to announce that Forgotten Voices has been chosen to participate in this contest! To make it into the final judging round, we need your help!

Forgotten Voices has been nominated for a Classy Award, and needs 100 'likes' to move into the next round. Your vote helps this nonprofit move closer to $150,000 in prize money that will go to help kids! Please vote!

Meet my adorable nephew, Usher. It is said that in Sub Saharan Africa, almost 1000 babies born each day are HIV+ and may never live to see their 5th birthday simply because they have unnecessarily been infected through their mothers.

Separated during a brutal attack on their village during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, Pastor Murekezi and his future wife would not see each other again until years later at a refugee camp. Once married, the couple has since decided to ..

Just a few hours ago many of us were glued to our screens as we witnessed the rescue operation of the Chilean miners. In the same vein, I have been thinking about the many children, especially orphans, who are trapped in poverty and not able to get out..

Please take a minute to watch this video and share it with your friends, TenTogether.org is a movement to bring massive impact to the lives of thousands of orphans. You're help is greatly needed and appreciated!

We see aunts and sisters or grandmothers caring for the children of a deceased family member. I remember walking into a homestead and meeting a 73 year old grandmother to 24 children, 15 of them school aged. The woman lost all 6 of her children to AIDS

Meet Neatness, age 14. Hear her story of courage, hope, and love. Neatness' last words to us before we left her were these: "I hope my story helps thousands of kids, just like me, all around me."
Watch her powerful story and please share it.